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    Weekend Bone

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

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    On the far left, we see that the well rested, but nervous, Lt. Jones has access to poison gas delivered via SP Arty or Airstrike.

    Next over we see that he is fully powered up on regular bullets, but has no black-banded nuclear rounds, no handheld "massage devices" and is almost completely de-powered on grenades.

    Below this are the special commands for "See all/know all", the Muadib sonic shout of doom, and the "Check my investments" PDA.

    Next over, we see that he posesses binoculars, a cell phone, two oboes, a box which will hold 5.56 of anything, and custom pool cue case with handles.

    Next we see that he is rated at 4 of a possible 6 guns in marksmanship, so he is an adequate shot.

    His personal skills are the next item, showing him to be somewhat inexperienced, no doubt contributing to his nervousness, and thus, not particularly high morale.

    The Unit box shows that he commands 4 squads and 4 camels (Iraqi Cavalry Vehicles).

    Then we have CM familiar command buttons, except that you may choose fast or quick now, with fast being a somewhat manly run, while quick, though conserving energy, being more of a loping sashay.

    Finally, in the lower right hand corner, we have the countdown until his radiation badge (just above the clock) shows that he has sustained a lethal dose and should set his self destruct mechanism to take out as many of the enemy as possible.

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    No Smoke???

    in Theatre of War

    Posted

    Originally posted by M Hofbauer:

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by thewood:

    Actually, IIRC, IL2 AI could see right through clouds until one of the later patches. This was for the very same reason as described above.

    are you saying that was fixed eventually?

    damn, maybe I should have gotten those final patches... </font>

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    Trench networks, ditches, et al.

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    One of the best scenes ever.

    Man in Black: All right. Where is the poison? The battle of wits has begun. It ends when you decide and we both drink, and find out who is right... and who is dead.

    Vizzini: But it's so simple. All I have to do is divine from what I know of you: are you the sort of man who would put the poison into his own goblet or his enemy's? Now, a clever man would put the poison into his own goblet, because he would know that only a great fool would reach for what he was given. I am not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But you must have known I was not a great fool, you would have counted on it, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.

    Man in Black: You've made your decision then?

    Vizzini: Not remotely. Because iocane comes from Australia, as everyone knows, and Australia is entirely peopled with criminals, and criminals are used to having people not trust them, as you are not trusted by me, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you.

    Man in Black: Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.

    Vizzini: Wait til I get going! Now, where was I?

    Man in Black: Australia.

    Vizzini: Yes, Australia. And you must have suspected I would have known the powder's origin, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.

    Man in Black: You're just stalling now.

    Vizzini: You'd like to think that, wouldn't you? You've beaten my giant, which means you're exceptionally strong, so you could've put the poison in your own goblet, trusting on your strength to save you, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But, you've also bested my Spaniard, which means you must have studied, and in studying you must have learned that man is mortal, so you would have put the poison as far from yourself as possible, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.

    Man in Black: You're trying to trick me into giving away something. It won't work.

    Vizzini: IT HAS WORKED! YOU'VE GIVEN EVERYTHING AWAY! I KNOW WHERE THE POISON IS!

    Man in Black: Then make your choice.

    Vizzini: I will, and I choose - What in the world can that be?

    Vizzini: [Vizzini gestures up and away from the table. Roberts looks. Vizzini swaps the goblets]

    Man in Black: What? Where? I don't see anything.

    Vizzini: Well, I- I could have sworn I saw something. No matter.First, let's drink. Me from my glass, and you from yours.

    Man in Black, Vizzini: [they drink ]

    Man in Black: You guessed wrong.

    Vizzini: You only think I guessed wrong! That's what's so funny! I switched glasses when your back was turned! Ha ha! You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well-known is this: never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha...

    Vizzini: [Vizzini stops suddenly, and falls dead to the right]

    Buttercup: And to think, all that time it was your cup that was poisoned.

    Man in Black: They were both poisoned. I spent the last few years building up an immunity to iocane powder.

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    Unit indicators

    in Theatre of War

    Posted

    In some of the screenshots there are unit indicators above each one, and in some there are not.

    Is this an option, or do they only show during particular times?

    Is the color strictly friendly/enemy, or is it by nationality?

    Without having played the game yet, obviously, I feel as though I would like to be able to play without them. It seems as though it would be more immersive at such a tactical level, to not be able to know the exact status of distant enemy units at a glance, but rather by what is observed over time.

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    Squad and Crew Management

    in Theatre of War

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    To "bump" a thread is to keep it from slipping off the front page if someone who is keeping an eye on it hasn't seen the information they are looking for yet.

    In this case, we can presume that Grog Dorosh has an interest in the answer to one or more of your questions.

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